True Axe Timber Crafts

11/21/2023

I was very pleased to see that a pergola that I designed & built 12 years ago for an industrial yard in Sparwood has been disassembled and relocated to a more fitting space in Flumerfelt Park in Coleman. The Crowsnest Pass is one of my favorite places to hike and explore, and I’ve always been charmed by Coleman with its rustic nature and history.

01/27/2021

01/16/2021

These bar stools from Kootenay Forge were in need of new tops. So I gave them, well, really really old tops!

01/16/2021

I saved this retro cafe style table base from going to the scrap metal bin and refinished it with an exterior paint, and fitted it with a thick cedar top. Ready for patio season!

01/16/2021

A pile of clear fir off cuts that almost became firewood became butcher block end tables instead.

01/16/2021

These end table blocks are from a cedar 14x14 x 15’ timber that was partially waterlogged and rotten floating around Lake Koocanusa. My beachcombing buddy salvaged it before it sank.

10/09/2020

The planks to create this door were salvaged from a derelict, submerged dock from Chimney Lake, BC. Planing down the backside exposed the beautiful colours from the waterlogged Douglas Fir.

06/25/2020

03/24/2020

Even the smallest of yards can support some urban gardening. Not only can you grow your own delicious organic vegetables with a minimal carbon footprint, you gain a valuable skill/hobby and give an unused part of your yard a lively architectural element!

02/07/2020

This is a SUBSTANTIAL mirror! 4’x8’ overall. Framed with salvaged clear old growth 2x6 Douglas Fir, with industrial cast iron washers & bolts dug from the banks of Coal Creek & the Elk River.

02/04/2020

This computer station was a fun piece to design & build for the East Kootenay Community Credit Union in Fernie.

02/01/2020

Finished framing up a couple of these limited edition Sailor Jerry posters. My favorite animal, the Bald Eagle, my favorite wood, salvaged old growth Douglas Fir, and my favorite rum!